In
telecommunication, the term communications center has the following meanings:
An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling
communicationstraffic. The center normally includes a
message center, and transmitting and receiving facilities.
A
facility that (a) serves as a
node for a
communications network, (b) is equipped for technical control and
maintenance of the circuits originating, transiting, or terminating at the
node, (c) may contain message-center facilities, and (d) may serve as a
gateway. Synonymcomm center.
In
telecommunication, the term communications center has the following meanings:
An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling
communicationstraffic. The center normally includes a
message center, and transmitting and receiving facilities.
A
facility that (a) serves as a
node for a
communications network, (b) is equipped for technical control and
maintenance of the circuits originating, transiting, or terminating at the
node, (c) may contain message-center facilities, and (d) may serve as a
gateway. Synonymcomm center.